Ride shotgun with Dave as he records GigGab on the drive home from a Casual Gravity gig, finally living out the show’s original mission. You’ll hear why packing your own mixer saves the night when the venue only wants a single feed from the band, what it’s like when an in-ear band plays its first fully sober gig, and why counting songs in to a click track changes everything once adrenaline stops driving your tempo.
Then dig into relearning vocal harmonies for the Underground Band: using the Moises app to isolate vocals, pulling sheet music, and plunking out intervals on piano to lock stacks into your ear. Buddy Gibbons sparks a drumming debate on single strokes versus marching-style sticking through the Foreplay/Long Time triplets, and Dave gets honest about throat fatigue, Lyme disease aftermath, dust mite allergies, and the sublingual immunotherapy bringing his voice back. Listen to your body, learn the parts, and Always Be Performing.
00:00:00 Gig Gab 535 – Monday, May 25th, 2026
May 25th: National Tap Dance Day
00:00:10 Driving Home Experiment
00:01:42 Casino Gig Setup
00:06:38 Sober Show, Strong Set
00:08:19 Relearning Vocal Harmonies
00:18:15 Drumming Through Both Hands
00:21:47 Insurance And Smoke-Filled Gigs
00:26:42 Throat Troubles And Recovery
Stuff Mentioned:
Mackie DL32S
Moises
I Love a Piano
MusicPro Equipment Insurance
00:31:24 Gig Gab 535 Outtro
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